Typographic composing apparatus



Nov. 13, 1962 l G. .1. H. sAusELE 3,053,538

TYPOGRAPHIC COMPOSING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 3, 1960 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Il I'f Wg a ATTORNEYS.

Nov. 13, 1962 G. J. H. sAUsELE TYPOGRAPHIC coMPosrNG APPARATUS 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 3. 1960 Nov. 13, 1962 G. J. H. sAusELE'3,063,538

TYPOGRAPHIC compo-SING APPARATUS I Filed OCT.. 3, 1960 3 Sheets-Shea?l 3j] f jg i i MMIMW) 775/ f o lcblblv@ -I if A '9a h g F @mul l 'r I L i aw af f f 77 ff www; lwf f "te g4. if l WIW/la if ff 'D INVENTORATTORNEYS 3,063,533 TYPGRAPHIC CGWSING APPARATUS George .L H. Sausele,New Providence, NJ., assignor to American Type Founders Inc., Elizabeth,NJ., a corporation of Delaware Filed Oct. 3, 1950, Ser. No. 60,194

3 Claims. (Cl. 197-20) This invention, in its broad aspects, relates towriting machines, whether used for producing typewritten copy,photographic composition, or other intelligence conveying material. Moreparticularly, it has to do with code selector devices which function inan automatic or semiautomatic machine of this general class, not only toset up coded indicia in a signal storing device such as a punched tape,but also to establish the carriage escapement increments appropriate tothe Width of each character to be transcribed.

In the Blodgett Patents 2,700,421; 2,700,445; 2,700,446; and 2,700,447,there are disclosed inscribing and transcribing machines designatedrespectively as recorders and reproducers. Also, in the co-pendingUnited States -application of the present applicant, Serial No. 686,233,filed September 25, 1957, a somewhat similar recorder or keyboardingunit is described which is adapted to be employed in connection with aphoto-typesetter machine which may be operated automatically by means ofa punched tape prepared in the recorder unit.

All the machines to which reference has been made embody mechanism whichhas been described as a code selector, and has been designated by thegeneral reference character '13 in said patents and said application.

Perhaps the best disclosure of the construction, operation andassociation of this mechanism may be found in the Blodgett Patent2,700,447, in columns 6, 22, 23 and 24, with reference to FIGURES 2, 2a,3, 3a, 29-32, and 63-66 of the drawings `of that patent.

The code selector device in its proportional letter spacing function isadapted to selectively energize, or prepare for energizing, any of aplurality of electro-magnets referredv to as escapernent magnets, eitherindividually or in any combination appropriate to the unit value orpoint size of the width of the character to be imprinted, whether uppercase or lower case.

Now it is obvious that dilferent type characters are of different widthsranging perhaps from that of lower case i to that of upper case W; andfor a font of a given type face, these proportions are of course fixedlAnd for a uniform variation in type size (as for example as may beobtained in the typesetter machine of my above mentioned application, byla suitable adjustment of the optical system of the typesetter machineor by they substitution of master discs) the proper multiple ofescapement increments may be obtained as by means of the proportionalgearing depicted in FIGURE 33 of that application.

However, in order to accommodate changes in ratio of point size ofcharacters within a font as may be required in the particular design ofcertain type-faces, different selections of the escapement actuationmust be accomplished and this requires either a complete re-design ofthe code selectors of the machines, or some ready means of substitutionof code selectors one for another.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object theprovision of means for easily and quickly effecting such a substitutionof `code selectors in either the keyboard or recorder machine or thereproducer or typesetter machine.

in its preferred embodiments, the invention contemplates the provisionin recorder units and reproducer units of readily interchangeable codeselecto-r assemblies; and for this purpose each interchangeable assemblyis 3,063,538 Patented Nov. 13, 1962r equipped with means affording aquick detachable connection with the machine, including guiding andgauging means for accurately and properly positioning the actuating andactuated elements of the assembly with respect to the associatedpermanent elements in the main machine, and latching means for securingthe assembly in position.

Further objects of the invention include the provision of novelsupporting means for either type of machine to which the code selecto-rmay be applied, such means comprising a table or desk modified to enablethe interchangeable code selectors to be readily applied to and removedfrom the -bottom portion of the machine, to permit easy tilting yandbodily movement of the machine for accessibility of internal mechanism,and to afford convenient storage space for code selector assemblies forseveral diferent type faces which may be in current demand for any givencomposing establishment.

Other objects and features of novelty will be apparent from thefollowing specification when read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which certain ernbodiments of the invention lare illustratedby way of example.

ln the drawings:

yFGUdE l is a View in perspective of an installation comprising aphoto-typesetter device embodying the principles of the invention, thedevice being mounted upon a novel desk or stand modified for theaccommodation of the interchangeable co-de selector mechanisms;

FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on a fore and aft plane withthe principal portions of the typesetter unit shown in side elevation;

FlGURE 3 is a fragmentary view in front elevation showing the lowerportions of lthe unit in association with the supporting portion of thestand;

FIGURE 4 is a partial plan view of the supporting stand with the unitremoved;

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section taken on line 5 5 ofFGURE 4;

FlGURE 6 is la plan View of the selector slide lift tray with a codeselector applied thereto in operational position;

FIGURE 7 i-s a view of the same assembly in side elevation;

FiGURE 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on line 8 8 ofFIGURE 7;

yFIGURE 9 is a fragmentary view in perspective of certain guiding andlatching features, portions being shown in section; and

FIGURE l0 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the cooperativerelationship between certain of the code and escapement cont-acts andthe corresponding actuators in the detachable code selector.

Bearing in mind the general positioning of the code selector in thelower portions ofthe recorder or reproducer units of the generalcharacter described, and the more particular novel purpose of thepresent invention in providing a drop-bottom ramp or lift for quickremoval and replacement of the selectors, let us proceed to aconsideration of the cooperating supporting installation which makessuch provisions possible.

In FIGURES 1-5 of the drawings there is illustrated supporting furniturewhich in this illustrated embodiment takes the form of the table or desklil which preferably includes one pedestal por-tion 1l which may containthe drawers 14 and 15, the latter being well adapted to contain thesupply of code selectors not in immediate use. This pedestal portion maybe supported upon the floor surface as by means of the foot 16.

The drawer -or cabinet pedestal 1l is preferably surmounted by a ilattable surface 18 for general utility.

Adjoining the pedestal portion 1l yis the table or platform which hasbeen given the general designation 20.

3 The table is secured at one side to the pedestal portion 11 of thedesk and supported' at the opposite side by a pair of legs 22.

The platform or table element is modified in a number of particulars,whichv will be described' presently, inorderv to adapt it peculiarlytothe support of the recording or reproducing machine designated generallyby thereference numerall 25. For purposes of'illustration, thephoto-typesetter device, which is one of the. principal features of theapplicantsco-penrling application Serial No. 686,233, has been selected.Howevena very similar desk can be used tov support the companionrecorder or keyboard machine in which the tape and the typewritten copyof the composition are prepared. Both. of these machines employ the codeselector devices andthe cooperating modifications of the furniture arein large part suitable for accommodating either the keyboard or thephotographic unit.

The prominent features of the photo-typesetter unit will be recognizedin FIGURE l of the drawings, including the base frame 277,. theYkeyboard 28, the superstructure 30,v the tape punching and readingmechanism suggested at 31, and the coded tape itself indicated at 32.

At the lower forward corners of the base frame 27 are disposed the feetand at the lower rear edge of the machine 25 there is mounted an axlel36 which is supported upon a pairof wheels 37 which are adapted to rollupon the rearward portion of the supportingA platform or table20.

As revealed more particularly in FIGURE 4 of the drawings, the platformor table 20 is cut away for the greater portion of its forward half toleave a gap 38 under the forward portion of the machine 25. In order tosupport the forward feet 35 of the machine, two Z brackets 40 areprovided, the lower flanges of which are secured to the under surface ofthe margins of the gap or opening in the table 20, the yupper angeprojecting inwardly to underlie the legs 35 as clearly shown in FIGURE 3of the drawings.

In order to obtain ready access yto theV underside of the machine 25, itmay be pulled forwardly upon the table 20 and then tilted upwardly sothat the rear portion of the machine can restupon the table top as forinspection or servicing. In orderY to guide the rear roller support 36,37 the retaining brackets 42V are provided, these brackets embracing theaxle 36 and having foot iianges 43 adapted to be screwed to the rearportion-of` the table top 20. As shown in FIGURE 4., the brackets 42 liejust in; wardly of the side frame members 25A ofthe machine 25.

For the purpose of rolling the machine forwardly and then tilting it, ahandle or grip member 45 is provided, this member having flared wing;flangesl 46adapted to be secu-redto the bottom ofthe base frame 27 as bymeans of the fasteningelements 47 and 43. The elements 4S are alsoemployed in securing a retainer element 49, the purpose and function ofwhich vwill be described presently.

FIGURES 2, 6 and 7 reveal very clearly the structure ofA the elementswhich comprise the principal novel fea- Y ture ofI the presentinvention, namely, the removable and interchangeable code selectoryassembly 1,3 and the novel selector slide lift- S0, the latter beingpivotally sus-V pended at its` rear-ward portion upon the cross bar 5,2vwhich comprises an. integral element of the mechanism of the machine2SA', theV slide .liftSlV being in the form of a trayY` which. isadapted to be dropped from a horizontal position beneath the machine tothe inclined position indicatedin FIGURE` 2 of the drawings. The slidelift trayV 50 isl limited inV its downward movement by the bracket 53Vwhich is also shown to advantage in FIGURES 4l and'S of thedrawings,this bracket having aliange- 54 secured to the underside. ofthe margins of the opening 38Y inthe tableZll.-

Foi-the purpose of appropriately identifying the nature and functionsofthe codeselector 1,3which is of course more specifically and fullydescribed in the Blodgett 4 Patent 2,700,447, reference characterssimilar to the ones employedK inV that patent (see FIGURE 2,9)` will beused'. FIGURES 6, 7 and 10 reveal the code selector most clearly.

The code selector 13 comprises essentially the side frame members 279and. 281, these mem-bers being connected forwardly by the cross bar orfront guide comb 26S"` and the rear guide comb 266, these comb membersbeing provided with slots -to properly support the series of selectivelyactuatable slides 261 and 262. There is a slide element for eachcharacter on the keylboard and for each depression` of a key lthecorresponding slide is moved within the comb members 2 65 and, 266. Byvirtue of a plurality of camming projections on the margins of slotsprovided in the slides 261 and 2,62, certain transversely extendingbails are raised and lowered selectively depending upon the codedarrangement of the cams in any given slide. There are two series of camsembodied in each slide, and there are six cam positions in one seriesand seven cam positions in the other, in this particular type ofmachine; one cam position for each of two series of six and seven crossba-ils. In FIGURES 6 and l0 of the drawings there is. illustrated butone bail for each of the two series, the first bail in line in the lowerseries being designatedV SBC and serving to actuate av common contactrelated to the punching of the tape in accordance with a seven positionbinary code representative of the identication of the characters to beprinted. In the upper tier of bails the lirst bail is designated 286gand this is one of the series of six bails which are associated withthe` actuation of the escapementmechanism in order to insure the properwidthtobe allowed for each character.

Continuing with particular reference to FIGURES 6, 7 and l0, it will beseen that the ends of the bails SBC and 286A are connected with theZ-shaped crank elements 277, the lower crank elements being carried bythe bail shaft 28G'L andthe upper crank elements being fixed to theupper bail shaft 280U'. Upon the ends, of the respective shafts are xedthe upstanding contact actuating elements 284 which are disposed, whenthe code selector is in operative position, in close functional contactwith the leaf switches SCC, SCl and ECA, ECB these switch contacts beingrepresentative of the respective series of seven punch control contactsand six escapement magnetcontrol contacts. It will be seen that theshafts 280L and ZSGU are rotatably mounted in openings formed in theside -frame member 281 and the extension or outboard frame part 282, theactuators 284= of the respective series being disposed upon oppositesides of the outward frame plate 232 ands of course, indirect alignmentwith the series ofswitches carried by the lower portion of the machine.

It will bel understood thatfor various designs of type faces, whetherlower case or upper case, the character widths within the font designmay vary in their relationship one to the other,y some letters possiblybeing of the same widthr as` corresponding letters in another facedesign, others being wider and others being narrower. This means thatthe variousy codedcams provided in the slides 261 and 262 must beselected tosatisfy these requirements. Thus, the present inventionVprovides substitutable or interchangeable code selector assemblies, eachconstructed in accordancewith. a desiredface design, and provision is ofcourse made in theV present novel assembly for the storing, readyaccessibility, and; quick substitution, of code selector assemblies forswitching fromone type face to another in producing copy by means of thephoto-type.- setter.

Now-itk is obvious that inV order to effect such a substitution, meansmust be provided for very accurately and precisely positioning the codeselectors within the bottom portion of the machine with respect to bothto the placement of the operative ends of the slides 261 and 262 withregard to the cam actuators of the machine and the place` ment of thecontact actuating elements 284 in proper relationship to the contactsSCC and ECA which they actuate. The means for fitting the code selector13 to the slide lift Sti to insure this precise positioning will now bedescribed.

The tray-like slide lift 50 comprises the sheet metal forward pan-likeportion 60 which terminates with a rear edge 61 and is secured as bymeans of the screws 62 to the side bars 65. The rear ends of the sidebars 65 are connected by means of the cross element 67 and up wardlyextending ears 68 are provided at each rear corner, these ears havingopenings to receive the cross shaft 52 of the machine upon which theselector tray or lift is pivoted.

The forward portion of the pan 60 is provided with a latch member 70which is pivoted at 71 and limited by a stop element 72. The latch 70 isadapted to be swung over the keeper element 49 best shown in FIGURES land 3 of the drawings. It is quite apparent how the tray may beunlatched by swinging the latch bar 70' and then swung downwardly aboutthe shaft 52 until it rests against the stop bracket 53 carried by thedesk or table frame.

The code selector unit 13 is of a width approximating that of the majorportion of the tray or lift 50 and the side frame bars 279 and 281 areadapted to ride upon the side bars -65 of the lift 50. The remote endsof the side bars 279 and 281 of the selector are notched out as at 75 toreceive the pivot bar 52, and depending from the outer surfaces of therear portions of the side bars 279 and 281 are the guide plates 77 whichembrace and ride against the edges of the side bars 65 of the lift tray50.

Adjacent the forward ends of the interchangeable code selectors 13 aresecured the guide plates 80. These guide plates 80 not only closely andaccurately embrace the side bars 65 of the tray member 50 but areprovided with means for latching or securing the selectors in positionrmly against the bar 52. For this purpose the bottom edges 82 of theplates 80 are beveled or inclined so that during the rearward orinstalling movement they ride up upon the projecting ledge afforded bythe plates 84, these plates being preferably made integrally with therear corner portions of the part 60` of the tray, which is secured tothe side bars 65 as by means of the screws 62. When the selector arrivesat its proper rearward position the guide plates 80 clear the ledge 84and drop down behind it so that for the removal of the plates theforward end of the code selector must be lifted slightly. To insureabsolute precision in the lateral positioning of the selector assemblies13 upon the tray or lift 50' the plates 77 and 80 may be shimmed ifnecessary before tightening the securing elements 87.

The operation of the novel provisions of the present invention will bereadily apparent. When the composing of the text (whether on a recorderor keyboard machine, or on the photo-typesetter machine or other speciesof reproducer) requires a shift-over from one type face to another, theoperator merely releases the latch 70 from the keeper 49 and lowers thecode selector lift tray 50 until it rests upon the stop bracket 53 andoccupies the position shown in FIGURE 2. Then the forward end of thecode selector unit 13 is lifted slightly so that the locking plate 80can clear the ledge 84. A convenient means for grasping the front edgeof the reproducer are the outwardly extending flanges 90 on the sidebars 279 and 281.

The lowering of the lift tray with its supported selector unit, ofcourse, releases the operator blades 284 from the proximity of theswitch contacts and the forward operating ends of the slides 261 and 262pass from the Vicinity of the keyboard cam actuating devices.

Then the selector is drawn forwardly with the guide plates 77 and 80embracing the side bars or rails 65 of the tray until the selector unitis clear of the machine.

Then the unit is interchanged with another which may have been stored inthe drawer 15. In inserting the unit the guide plates 77 and 80 againembrace the guide rails 65 of the tray as the selector is movedrearwardly, until the notch V encounters the cross bar 52 and the latchor locking plate drops behind the retaining ledge 84. Thus, the deviceis accurately supported so that the upward pivotal movement of the liftor tray about the bar 52 will cause the operative portions of theselector to arrive in the vicinity of their cooperating elements in themachine proper. The latch 70 is then of course moved over to engage thekeeper 49. These provisions are thus seen to expedite the operation ofthe typesetting or other reproducing procedure when a variety of typefaces are to be usde. The changeover may be very readily etfected by theoperator from a sitting position.

It is understood that various changes and modifications may be made inthe embodiment illustrated and described herein without departing fromthe scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured iby Letters Patent is:

l. A composing machine of the type adapted t-o set up, or to be operatedby, a code member such as a perforated tape or the like, said composingmachine including character selecting means, a movable carriage for thereception of the composition, a code actuated character widthdetermining escapement means for said carriage, a code selector assemblyadapted to be actuated by said character selecting means to govern theescapement i11- crements appropriate to a given type face design, andmeans affording a quick-detachable connection between said code selectorassembly and the machine proper for the substitution of otherinterchangeable code selector assemblies appropriate to different typeface designs, said quick detachable connection comprising a tray adaptedto support a corde selector assembly during application, operation, andremoval; means movably connecting said tray to said machine for carryingsaid code selector assembly t-o and yfrom precise positioning within theconiines Kof the machine proper and with respect to the associatedoperative parts in the machine including the character selecting meansand the escapement means; and means for precisely positioning said:assembly upon said tnay, said last named means comprising gauging meanswhich include laterally disposed longitudinal guide bars on the tray andcooperating projections on the assembly for insuring proper lateralpositioning, and an abutment means and a latching device for determiningthe fore .and aft positioning lof the assembly.

2. The composing machine as set forth in claim 1 in which said assemblyis adapted to be slid rearwardly upon said tray with said projections ingauging contact with said guide bars, and said latching devicecomprising laterally projecting portions ion the tray `and lugs withinclined lower surfaces adapted to `slide over said projecting portionsand drop behind them at the time the assembly encounters said abutmentmeans.

3. The composing machine .as set forth in claim 2 wherein the rear edgeof said tray is pivoted to a horizontal cross shaft on the machineproper, and the assembly is provided with side pieces having rearwardlyopening notches therein adapted to engage said yshaft as said abutmentmeans.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,224,771 Mills Dec. 10, 1940 2,317,934 Mourey Apr. 27, 1943 2,487,373Reppert Nov. 8, 1949 2,702,623 Pelton Feb. 22, 1955

